THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1988-
ITALIAN
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DESIRE FOR PACT
RATIFICATION QUICKLY Allegation Of Categorical Demand Refuted.
Efforts To Find Solution Of Spanish Question
FRENCH CLOSE FRONTIER
Ambassador in Rome, London, To-day.
The foreground of political interest here is taken up by the Anglo-Italian negotiations which have been started with a view, to giving an early effect to the pact drawn up between the two countries. These negotiations are seen in the light of efforts now being made to find a solution for the Spanish question.
SMASH-AND-GRAB RAID IN KOWLOON
of
Paris, To-day.
At the Kowloop Police Court this The conversations between Count morning before Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minis- fadyen, Leung Choi, 28, blacksmith, ter, and Lord Perth, the British and Leung Siu, 27, hawker
are being imitation jade, were charged with followed here with the closest at-stealing seven pieces of jewellery, tention and, judging by newspaper valued at $300, at 5 p.m. yesterday comment, with hope, of positive from the Lau Chun-ming Gold- smith Shop, of No. 206, Shanghai "Intransigeant" says the French Street, and maliciously damaging Government has sought to help the shop's show-case. these negotiations along by giving strict orders for closure of the Pyrenees frontier so that it will be and were recommended for banish- impossible to hold up the charge that France is demanding recogni-
results.
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tion of non-intervention by other countries whilst closing its eyes to arms smuggling on its own fron- tier-Trans-Ocean.
The diplomatic correspondent of the "Evening Standard," who is known to have close connec- tion with the Italian Embassy, has refuted a report to the effect that the Italian Government had categorically demanded the revision of the preliminary conditions which it had been NOISY DRIVERS agreed should be fulfilled before the Anglo- Italian pact was put into operation.
Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, it declares, informed Lord Perth, the British Ambassador in Rome, in the course of the conver- sation which took place on June, 4, that Mussolini now feels himself tied down to the terms of the agree- ment and has already taken re- quisite measures although Italy had not yet come to regard the agree- ment as an accomplished fact.
NO CREDITS FOR ITALY
London, To-day. Asked in the Commons for an
They were sentenced to a total of eight months' hard labour each
ment. Detective Sub-Inspector O'Donovan prosecuted.
HON. DEGREE FOR PREMIER
London, To-day. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville
Several drivers of private and public motor cars were summoned before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Chamberlain, visited Reading Uni- Central Magistracy for causing an-versity yesterday where the Chan- noyance by unnecessary use of the cellor of the University, Sir Samuel
upon Hoare, conferred·
him the horn. Cautions and fines up to $4
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Let- were imposed.
ters-British Wireless.
Air Raid Precautions Lectures open to the Public will be commen-
Dr. Alfred Mistowski, F.T.C.L., ced on Thursday, at St. John Am- bulance Headquarters at 9 p.m. Mr the visiting examiner of the Trin- R.P. Dunlop C.A.G.S.I (Falfield)ity College of Music, London, will assurance in connection with the
will be the lecturer A.R.P. ex-give a short talk this evening at recent Anglo-Italian negotiations
Government did aminations may be taken by those 5.30 p.m. in the Lusitano Club; that the British and
who wish to qualify, The con- (Ballroom) Teachers, pupils from not contemplate authorising a form tinuance of the lectures depends senior grades, and friends interested of financial assistance, credit or
upon the attendance,
will be welcome. guarantee to the Italian Govern- ment or Italian merchants for the purchase of wheat, Mr. Butler said the question of credits in any form negotiations which led was not raised by either side in the to the agreement of April 16, and no other negotiations with Italy on that subject were contemplated by His Majesty's Government. British Wireless.
ITALY NOT TO BLAME
Government The Italian Count Ciano had told Lord Perth that it could not be blamed for the hitch that had occurred in dealing with the Spanish question. In the meantime, General Franco had re- ceived from Italy no further rein- forcements nor any further supplies of war material.
As things are at present, says the "Evening. Standard," both the Italian and the British Governments are trying, each in its own way, to reach an early solution of the Spanish question as both are con- vinced that this conflict constitutes a stumbling block in the road European appeasement.
UNEQUIVOCAL
to
The British attitude, is "unequi- vocal." It is based on the assump- tion that the Anglo-Italian pact can come into force only when a satis- factory solution of the Spanish question has been reached.
MR. R. A. BUTLER'S CAUTION
London, To-day. Mr. Butler, in a Commons answer to Mr. Noel Baker, Labour, who asked if the Prime Minister Hence the British Government is could now say when the recent concentrating its endeavours upon Anglo-Italian agreement would be. advancing the work of the Non-In-brought into force, declared that tervention Committee.
both His Majesty's Government Lord Plymouth has received in- and the Italian Government were structions to try every means in anxious for the agreement to be his power to get the British plan brought into full force as early as for combing out foreign volunteers, possible.
and granting of belligerent rights adopted if possible in the course. of the current week.
The conditions by which entry into force of the treaty were governed had been publicly and re- The British Government is hop-peatedly stated and he had nothing. ing to be able to act jointly with to add to what had already been France in this matter whatever at said.
titude may be adopted by Soviet The Under Secretary declined to Russia. The "Star" adds, in this add further in response to supple- connection, that the Non-Interven-mentary questions and the Speaker tion Committee will concern itself, ruled out of order one by Mr. Noel at its session to-day, with the pos- Baker regarding an alleged request sibility of negotiations. Trans-by Count Ciano to Lord Perth, Ocean.
British Wireless.
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